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Mobile stretchers designed for recumbent patient transportation in an ambulance (e.g., land, air). These stretchers typically consist of a patient platform (may be height adjustable) mounted on casters; they are lighter and less complex than hospital stretchers. Most ambulance stretchers provide mattresses to improve patient comfort, handles for lifting and rolling, and restraint straps to secure the patient; some include provisions for attaching and/or storing accessories required for treatments (e.g., intravenous poles).
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